Church Planter of the Month

Pastor Carlos Omar Tellez was part of our first class of church planters. He captured the vision of the Institute of Church Planters and asked us to help form an extension to be taught in his church in Malacatoya (about 1 1/2 hours from Managua-northern tip of Lake Cocibolca). This was necessary because many of the students worked in rice production in that area and could not travel to Managua. We held classes in the late afternoon and evening so they could come in from work to attend.Pray for the continued growth of Carlos Omar's church as it serves as an anchor point for training.Pray for the Malacatoya church planters as they try to saturate that area with churches teaching sound doctrine.Thank the Lord for local pastors who go the extra mile to train new pastors and workers for the growth of the church in Nicaragua!

2015 Youth Leadership Camp Update

Forty-five youth came from all over Nicaragua to participate in the 6th annual Youth Leadership Camp held at Centro ABEM. A fantastic team from First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks came for the 6th year in a row to help lead this camp. Many campers were from new church plants and were attending for the first time. This year, the team lead discussions centered around the books Lies Young Women Believe, gods at War, and The Pursuit of Holiness. It was exciting to see the youth really engaging in the discussions and even taking on the role of leading a teaching and activity session at the end of the week. We are thankful for the investment being made in the lives of these youth. Please pray for them as they seek to serve the youth in their churches.

Family Update

We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas holiday and Bruce's mom was able to be here with us for her 6th Nica Christmas!

Peter is still in the college decision making process. Please pray for him as he travels on his own January 27-30 to visit 2 schools and compete for scholarships at a Scholarship Weekend that he was invited to attend.

We are praising God that He provided all of the funds necessary, through odd jobs and donations, for Peter to attend HACIA Democracy in Costa Rica in March.

Support & ICP Scholarship Update

Support:THANK YOU for your prayers regarding our support needs. Thanks to several generous donations, we have been able to reimburse all of the outstanding ministry expenses we had pending. We are also grateful for new supporters as well as increased monthly donations by current supporters. Our current support is at 93% with a deficit of $560/month. We have had supporters go home to be with the Lord in recent weeks, as well as increased education and admin expenses. We are thankful that our health insurance is NOT going up this year! Please continue to pray for monthly support.ICP Scholarships: Praise the Lord that nearly $3,000 of the $5,000 we need for the next 2 year ICP has been raised! We are so thankful for the generosity of many to help with this vital ministry.

Prayer Requests:

In addition to the things mentioned above, please pray for Bruce as he travels to visit church planters all over Nicaragua. Please also pray as he and Luis Garcia, along with others, plan for the next class of ICP as well as continuing education classes for the graduates that begin in February.

Thank you for your continued partnership with us in ministry through prayer, support, and sending teams to work alongside our church plants! YOU are a vital part of this ministry and we are grateful to have you on our team!